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Texas Natural Resources Code - Chapter 32 School Land BoardLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Natural Resources Code > Texas Natural Resources Code - Chapter 32 School Land Board In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the School Land Board. (2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office. (3) "Land office" means the ... (a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) land dedicated by the constitution or a law of this state to The University of Texas System, ... There is created a board to be known as the School Land Board. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2377, ch. 871, art. I, § 1, ... (a) The board is composed of: (1) the commissioner; (2) a citizen of the state appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of ... Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, handicap, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees. Added by ... A person who is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 of the Government Code, by virtue of his activities for compensation in ... An officer, employee, or paid consultant of a statewide or national trade association in the oil and gas or mining industry may not be a ... The members appointed to the board by the governor and the attorney general serve for terms of two years. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2377, ... The commissioner serves as chairman of the board. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2377, ch. 871, art. I, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. ... Each citizen member of the board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance for each day spent in performing his duties and as reimbursement ... (a) When necessary, the board shall meet on the first and third Tuesdays of each month in the land office. (b) Subject to recesses at ... (a) The board shall select a secretary from persons nominated by the commissioner. (b) The person selected as secretary shall be approved by a majority ... (a) It is a ground for removal from the board if a member: (1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required ... The commissioner may employ a geologist and a mineralogist who shall be informed about minerals on land under the board's jurisdiction and activities under pending ... (a) The commissioner may employ additional employees necessary for the discharge of the duties of the board. (b) Employees of the board shall be considered ... The board shall keep minutes which shall include a record of its proceedings and a docket on which the secretary shall enter matters to be ... The records and proceedings of the board shall be records and archives of the land office. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2378, ch. 871, art. ... (a) On payment of the fees prescribed by law for examination of other land office records, the minutes and docket shall be subject to inspection ... The board shall prepare annually a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the board during the preceding year. ... The financial transactions of the board are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code. Added by Acts 1985, ... The board shall develop and implement policies that will provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on ... Except as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 51, of this code, the board shall: (1) set the dates to open received bids for the sale ... (a) The board shall adopt rules of procedure and rules for the sale, lease, and commitment to a contract for development of land as provided ... The board shall advise the commissioner regarding any matters submitted to it for that purpose. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2379, ch. 871, art. I, ... The board may have land surveyed or subdivided into tracts, lots, or blocks based on its determination of which method will be most conducive and ... If land other than public school land is not under a valid lease or committed to a contract for development, the board may issue a ... (a) The board may grant easements of right-of-way on any land except: (1) unsold public school land; (2) the portion of the Gulf of Mexico ... (a) In this section: (1) "Barrel of oil equivalent" means 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas for each 42-gallon barrel of crude oil or a ... Land shall be offered for sale, lease, or commitment to a contract for development subject to the terms and conditions provided by law. Sales and ... From time to time the commissioner shall furnish the board a list of land areas subject to the provisions of this chapter. Acts 1977, 65th ... (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, no land may be appraised at less than $2 an acre. (b) Land located west ... (a) The board shall charge applicants for the purchase of excess acreage and unsurveyed public school land an appraisal fee for appraising the acreage and ... The date for opening bids for the sale, lease, or commitment to a contract for development of land shall be the first or third Tuesday ... The description of public school land offered for sale, lease, or commitment to a contract for development shall be in accord with the description which ... (a) The board shall publish notice that the board will receive bids for the sale, lease, or commitment to a contract for development of land ... (a) The sale of oil, gas, or other mineral leases shall be by sealed bid or at public auction or through a combination of public ... The board may not accept a bid on an oil and gas lease that offers: (1) a royalty of less than one-eighth of the gross ... In offering land for lease under this subchapter, the board may: (1) set the royalty and rental and provide for bidding on a basis of ... (a) For each tract offered for sale, lease, or commitment to a contract for development, the board must accept the best bid submitted that meets ... (a) On land sales and mineral leases made by the board, the purchaser or bidder is required to pay by separate check an amount equal ... Each award or lease shall be issued by the commissioner according to the minutes approved by the board. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2380, ch. ... (a) All real property or any interest in real property placed in the name of the state as a result of foreclosure of a tax ... Each oil and gas lease shall be for a primary term not to exceed 10 years and for as long thereafter as oil or gas ... A lessee may transfer or assign his lease at any time in the manner provided by Section 52.026 of this code. Added by Acts 1985, ... A lessee may relinquish his lease to the state at any time in the manner provided by Section 52.027 of this code. Added by Acts ... Drilling or mining operations for oil, gas, or other minerals and the production of oil, gas, or other minerals under a lease issued under this ... (a) Each lessee or his assigns shall pay annual rentals and royalties as specified by the board. (b) Subchapter D, Chapter 52 of this code ... Each lease is subject to forfeiture by the commissioner under the conditions and in the manner provided by Section 52.176 of this code. Added by ... (a) Special funds are created in the State Treasury to be known as the Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Department of Corrections special ... (a) In this section, "mineral owner" means any person who owns the right to explore for, develop, and produce oil and gas from a tract ... Any oil and gas lease offered under § 32.201 of this code shall provide: (1) authority for pooling all of the leased area into units ... Compensatory royalty shall be paid to the state on any lease offered and granted under Section 32.201 of this code if the lease is not ... Any lease offered under Section 32.201 of this code shall contain a sufficient description of the land to be leased to enable the tract to ... The board may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 327, § 3, eff. June ... (a) The board may approve by rule or order a ratification or other agreement that includes in the benefits of production a mineral or royalty ... The Board, in conjunction with the land office, may trade fee and lesser interests in land dedicated to the permanent school fund for fee and ... (a) A State Agency Or Political subdivision may directly sell or exchange real property belonging to the state agency or political subdivision with the board ... Land dedicated to the permanent school fund may be traded to: (1) aggregate sufficient acreage of contiguous land to create a manageable unit; (2) acquire ... (a) A trade of land dedicated to the permanent school fund may be made only by a deed signed jointly by the commissioner and the ... Land acquired by the board by trade under this subchapter is dedicated to the permanent school fund. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, ... (a) If this state retains the subsurface mineral rights to the oil, gas, and other minerals in permanent school fund land traded under this subchapter, ... (a) The board shall report to the legislature a trade of land dedicated to the permanent school fund. The board shall report the trade at: ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |